Holistic training device

Abstract

Holistic training device wherein a trainee user executes a training operation of sequential cycles of a first step of synchronized contraction of left limbs and extension of right limbs, followed by a second step of reverse synchronized contraction of right limbs and extension of left limbs thereof, including a frame (10) with shorter parallel beams (1,2), longer parallel beams (3,4) and a beam (5) extending intermedially in between beams (1,2) with plate extensions (31,41) receiving freely rotatable axles (53,54) at the sides thereof. Pulleys (56a,57a-56b,57b) are fixedly mounted at the ends of the axles (53,54) and pulleys (16a, 17a-16b, 17b) are mounted proximally to the ends of beams (1,2) with straps (36a,36b-37a,37b) freely rotatabler around these pulleys, rails (33,34-43,44) being adapted to receive platforms (60) sliding thereupon, these platforms being activated through handgrip items (35a, 45a) gripped by the palms and foot hold items (35b, 45b) nesting the soles of the trainee user to implement the aforementioned sequential exercising cycles.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A holistic training device wherein a user executes a training operation of sequential cycles of a first step of synchronized contraction of left limbs and extension of right limbs, followed by a second step of reverse synchronized contraction of right limbs and extension of left limbs thereof, comprising:
 a frame ( 10 ) with a pair of parallel lateral beams ( 1 ,  2 ) with a first lateral beam ( 1 ) of said pair of parallel lateral beams configured to be located proximally to a head of the user and a second lateral beam ( 2 ) of said pair of parallel lateral beams configured to be located proximally to feet of the user, a pair of parallel longitudinal beams ( 3 ,  4 ) with a first longitudinal beam ( 3 ) of said pair of parallel longitudinal beams configured to be located to a right side of a torso of the user and a second longitudinal beam ( 4 ) of said pair of parallel longitudinal beams configured to be located to a left side of the torso of the user, a cross beam ( 5 ) extending parallel to and between the first lateral beam and the second lateral beam, a pair of intermediate plate extensions ( 31 ,  41 ) being respectively provided along said pair of parallel longitudinal beams ( 3 ,  4 ) at each longitudinal end of the cross beam ( 5 ), a first intermediate plate extension ( 31 ) of said pair of intermediate plate extensions ( 31 ,  41 ) provided with a first pair of holes ( 31   a ,  31   b ) and a second intermediate plate extension ( 41 ) of said pair of intermediate plate extensions provided with a second pair of holes ( 41   a ,  41   b ), and a pair of end plate extensions ( 32 ,  42 ) respectively provided along said pair of parallel longitudinal beams ( 3 ,  4 ) at each longitudinal end of said first lateral beam ( 1 ), with a first hole ( 32   a ) provided in a first end plate extension ( 32 ) of the pair of end plate extensions and a second hole ( 42   a ) provided in a second end plate extension ( 42 ) of the pair of end plate extensions; 
 a pair of axles ( 53 ,  54 ), with a first axle ( 53 ) of the pair of axles freely rotatable within a first pair of corresponding holes ( 31   a ,  41   a ) of the first pair of holes and the second pair of holes and a second axle ( 54 ) of the pair of axles freely rotatable within a second pair of corresponding holes ( 31   b ,  41   b ) of the first pair of holes and the second pair of holes of the pair of intermediate plate extensions ( 31 ,  41 ); 
 a first pair of axle pulleys ( 56   a ,  57   a ) fixedly mounted along ends of the first axle ( 53 ) and a second pair of axle pulleys ( 56   b ,  57   b ) fixedly mounted along ends of the second axle ( 54 ), and a pair of first end pulleys ( 16   a ,  17   a ) fixedly mounted to the first lateral beam ( 1 ) and a pair of second end pulleys ( 16   b ,  17   b ) fixedly mounted to the second lateral beam ( 2 ); 
 a pair of right side straps ( 36   a ,  36   b ) extending close to and parallel to the first longitudinal beam ( 3 ) and a pair of left side straps ( 37   a ,  37   b ) extending close to and parallel to the second longitudinal beam ( 4 ) of the frame ( 10 ), a first strap ( 36   a ) of the pair of right side straps and a first strap ( 37   a ) of the pair of left side straps located between said first lateral beam ( 1 ) and said cross beam ( 5 ) and a second strap ( 36   b ) of the pair of right side straps and a second strap ( 37   b ) of the pair of left side straps located between said second lateral beam ( 2 ) and said cross beam ( 5 ); 
 a first pair of rails ( 33 ,  34 ) extending parallel to and close to the first longitudinal beam ( 3 ) and a second pair of rails ( 43 ,  44 ) extending parallel to and close to the second longitudinal beam ( 4 ) of said frame ( 10 ), each rail of said first pair of rails and said second pair of rails having an angular configuration with a horizontally extending portion adapted to receive a platform ( 60 ) of a plurality of platforms sliding thereupon and a vertically extending portion underlying and perpendicular to said horizontally extending portion; 
 each platform ( 60 ) of said plurality of platforms being respectively provided for each strap of the pair of right side straps and the pair of left side straps ( 36   a ,  36   b ,  37   a ,  37   b ), each said platform ( 60 ) of the plurality of platforms having a flat surface ( 61 ) that extends to a width that corresponds to either a distance between rails ( 33 ,  34 ) of the first pair of rails ( 33 ,  34 ) or to a distance between rails ( 43 ,  44 ) of the second pair of rails ( 43 ,  44 ), said flat surface ( 61 ) extending across an underlying centrally located box structure ( 62 ) and extending between underlying parallel side walls ( 63 ,  64 ), an upper surface of said box structure ( 62 ) being provided with an array of equidistantly spaced holes, an interior surface of each side wall of the parallel side walls ( 63 ,  64 ) being provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced wheels ( 65 ) fixedly mounted thereupon, each wheel of said pair of wheels ( 65 ) of each side wall of said parallel side walls ( 63 ,  64 ) being respectively adapted to support said platform ( 60 ) and allow sliding thereof onto the horizontally extending portion of a first rail ( 33 ) or a second rail ( 34 ) of said first pair of rails ( 33 ,  34 ) or of a first rail ( 43 ) or a second rail ( 44 ) of said second pair of rails ( 43 ,  44 ), a wheel ( 66 ) provided intermedially between each said pair of wheels ( 65 ) of each side wall of said parallel side walls ( 63 ,  64 ), said wheel ( 66 ) adapted to abut a bottom surface of the horizontally extending portion of the first rail ( 33 ) or the second rail ( 34 ) of said first pair of rails ( 33 ,  34 ) or of the horizontally extending portion of the first rail ( 43 ) or the second rail ( 44 ) of said second pair of rails ( 43 ,  44 ) thereby supporting the platform ( 60 ) and averting an upward or a downward displacement thereof; 
 a pair of handgrip items ( 35   a ,  45   a ) and a pair of foot hold items ( 35   b ,  45   b ), each handgrip item ( 35   a ,  45   a ) of the pair of handgrip items comprising a grip shaft ( 76 ) adapted to provide a secure grip in a palm of the user and each foot hold item ( 35   b ,  45   b ) of said pair of foot hold items comprising a structure ( 86 ) adapted to nest a frontal foot sole portion including metatarsal bones of the user, said grip shaft ( 76 ) of said each handgrip item ( 35   a ,  45   a ) extending at a connection shaft ( 77 ), and said structure ( 86 ) of each said foot hold item ( 35   b ,  45   b ) extending at a shaft ( 87 ), the connection shaft ( 77 ) and shaft ( 87 ) adapted to provide connection of a corresponding handgrip item or a corresponding foot hold item with a corresponding platform ( 60 ) of said plurality of platforms through introduction thereof into a hole ( 67 ) of said array of holes ( 67 ) of the corresponding platform ( 60 ) appropriately associated with a height of the user; 
 wherein said box structure ( 62 ) of each platform ( 60 ) of said plurality of platforms is connected with a first end of a corresponding protruding member ( 40 ), a second end of said corresponding protruding member ( 40 ) connected to a corresponding strap of either said pair of left side straps ( 37   a ,  37   b ) or said pair of right side straps ( 36   a ,  36   b ) underlying said corresponding platform ( 60 ) whereby movement of said corresponding platform ( 60 ) results in movement of equivalent length of said corresponding strap; 
 wherein the first strap ( 36   a ) of the pair of right side straps is connected at one end to a lower side of an upper right side axle pulley ( 56   a ) of the first pair of axle pulleys and at an opposite end to a lower side of a lower right side axle pulley ( 56   b ) of the second pair of axle pulleys, the first strap ( 36   a ) of the pair of right side straps further secured around a right side pulley ( 16   a ) of the pair of first end pulleys, 
 wherein the second strap ( 36   b ) of the pair of right side straps is connected at one end to an upper side of the upper right side axle pulley ( 56   a ) of the first pair of axle pulleys and at an opposite end to an upper side of the lower right side axle pulley ( 56   b ) of the second pair of axle pulleys, the second strap ( 36   b ) of the pair of right side straps further secured around a right side pulley ( 16   b ) of the pair of second end pulleys, 
 wherein the first strap ( 37   a ) of the pair of left side straps is connected at one end to an upper side of an upper left side axle pulley ( 57   a ) of the first pair of axle pulleys and at an opposite end to an upper side of a lower left side axle pulley ( 57   b ) of the second pair of axle pulleys, the first strap ( 37   a ) of the pair of left side straps further secured around a left side pulley ( 17   a ) of the pair of first end pulleys, 
 wherein the second strap ( 37   b ) of the pair of left side straps is connected at one end to a lower side of the upper left side axle pulley ( 57   a ) of the first pair of axle pulleys and at an opposite end to a lower side of the lower left side axle pulley ( 57   b ) of the second pair of axle pulleys, the second strap ( 37   b ) of the pair of left side straps further secured around a left side pulley ( 17   b ) of the pair of second end pulleys, 
 wherein the first strap ( 36   a ) of the pair of right side straps, the second strap ( 36   b ) of the pair of right side straps, the first strap ( 37   a ) of the pair of left side straps, and the second strap ( 37   b ) of the pair of left side straps are adapted to move following the movement of the corresponding platform ( 60 ) during execution of sequential cycles of the first step of synchronized contraction of left limbs and extension of right limbs followed by the second step of reverse synchronized contraction of right limbs and extension of left limbs of the user. 
 
     
     
       2. The holistic training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 10 ) is configured to rest on a flat floor through a pair of frontal supporting bases ( 6 ) which are connected at each said longitudinal end of the first lateral beam ( 1 ) and through a rear supporting base ( 7 ), which extends in the direction of the second lateral beam ( 2 ),
 wherein each frontal supporting base ( 6 ) of the pair of frontal supporting bases is configured as a right triangle with a first side ( 6   a ) resting on the floor, a second side ( 6   b ) perpendicular to the first side ( 6   a ) vertically upwardly extending and connected to said frame ( 10 ) and a third side ( 6   c ) of the hypotenuse of said right triangle, a hole ( 6   d ) being provided at an apex of the right triangle wherein the second side ( 6   b ) and the third side ( 6   c ) of the triangle converge, each said frontal supporting base ( 6 ) being adapted to respectively approach the pair of end plate extensions ( 32 ,  42 ) at a right and left frontal end of the frame ( 10 ), said hole ( 6   d ) of each respective frontal supporting base ( 6 ) the hole ( 32   a ,  42   a ) of each respective end plate extension ( 32 ,  42 ) being arranged so as to be coaxially aligned, a pin ( 6 ′) provided to pass through the coaxially aligned holes ( 6   d ,  32   a ) at one side and through coaxially aligned holes ( 6   d ,  42   a ) at the other side of the frame ( 10 ) for assembly of the pair of frontal supporting base ( 6 ) onto the frame ( 10 ), and 
 wherein said rear supporting base ( 7 ) is attached in between a pair of beams ( 51 ,  52 ) that extend parallel to the pair of longitudinal beams ( 3 ,  4 ), in between said cross beam ( 5 ) and said second lateral beam ( 2 ) and comprises a pair of legs ( 7   a ,  7   b ) which are connected to ends of a transversely downwardly extending arm ( 7   c ), said pair of legs ( 7   a ,  7   b ) provided with end rubber pads ( 7   a ′,  7   b ′) adapted to abut the floor, said transversely downwardly extending arm ( 7   c ) connected to a shaft ( 7   d ) that ends at a transversely extending shaft ( 7   e ), said transversely extending shaft ( 7   e ) being inserted and operating with the capacity to rotate freely within a pair of coaxially aligned opposite holes ( 51   a ,  52   a ) of the pair of beams ( 51 ,  52 ) close to said cross beam ( 5 ). 
 
     
     
       3. The holistic training device according to  claim 2 , further comprising a lift mechanism ( 8 ), said lift mechanism ( 8 ) comprising an elongate rod portion ( 8   a ), said rod portion ( 8   a ) connected to the transversely downwardly extending arm ( 7   c ) of said rear supporting base ( 7 ) and extending at a hydraulic cylinder ( 8   b ), said hydraulic cylinder ( 8   b ) provided with axially telescopically deployed portions ( 8   c ,  8   d ) on either side thereof and a transversely extending shaft ( 8   e ) adapted to insert and operate, with the capacity to rotate freely, within a pair of coaxially aligned opposite holes ( 51   b ,  52   b ) on the pair of beams ( 51 ,  52 ) close to the second lateral beam ( 2 ) of the frame ( 10 ), wherein the lift mechanism is configured to allow the user to select an upward or downward inclination of the frame ( 10 ) through extension or contraction of said telescopically deployed portions ( 8   c ,  8   d ) of the lift mechanism ( 8 ) and wherein a ball bearing is provided within each of said holes ( 32   a ,  42   a ) of the pair of end plate extensions ( 32 ,  42 ), each said ball bearing allowing, as necessary, movement activated by the lift mechanism ( 8 ) of the frame ( 10 ) for the change of inclination thereof. 
     
     
       4. The holistic training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 10 ) is provided with
 a first pair of springs ( 14   a ,  15   a ) at an interior part of said first lateral beam ( 1 ), 
 a second pair of springs ( 14   d ,  15   d ) at an interior part of said second lateral beam ( 2 ), 
 a third pair of springs ( 14   b ,  15   b ) at an interior part of the cross beam ( 5 ) facing towards said first lateral beam ( 1 ), and 
 a fourth pair of springs ( 14   c ,  15   c ) at an interior part of the cross beam ( 5 ) facing towards said second lateral beam ( 2 ), 
 wherein each said platform of the plurality of platforms ( 60 ) is arranged so that the centrally located box structure ( 62 ) thereof extending parallel to the corresponding underlying strap ( 36   a ,  36   b ,  37   a ,  37   b ) execute a stroke of an identical length when said platform ( 60 ) is moved by a corresponding handgrip item ( 35   a ,  45   a ) or by a corresponding foot hold item ( 35   b ,  45   b ), said stroke for each handgrip item terminated when said corresponding platform ( 60 ) respectively bumps against a right side spring ( 14   a ) of the first pair of springs or a right side spring ( 14   b ) of the third pair of springs or against a left side spring ( 15   a ) of the first pair of springs or a left side spring ( 15   b ) of the third pair of springs, and said stroke for each foot hold item terminated when said corresponding platform ( 60 ) respectively bumps against a right side spring ( 14   c ) of the fourth pair of springs or a right side spring ( 14   d ) of the second pair of springs or against a left side spring ( 15   c ) of the fourth pair of springs or a left side spring ( 15   d ) of the second pair of springs ( 15   c ,  15   d ), wherein said bumps provide a capacity of absorption of vibrations and provides a thrust adapted to reverse the movement of each said platform ( 60 ) towards an opposite direction. 
 
     
     
       5. The holistic training device according to  claim 1 , wherein said frame ( 10 ) is configured to rest on a flat floor through said pair of intermediate plate extensions and through said pair of end plate extensions ( 32 ,  42 ). 
     
     
       6. The holistic training device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a braking arrangement ( 70 ) comprising an angularly configured supporting plate with a first side ( 71 ) resting onto a center of the cross beam ( 5 ) and a second side ( 72 ) perpendicularly oriented to the first side ( 71 ) and extending upwardly and parallel to the arrangement of the pair of axles ( 53 ,  54 ), a disk ( 75 ) being installed at the center of the first axle ( 53 ) and an arcuate pad member ( 73 ) being provided along a portion of a circumference thereof, a piston member ( 74 ) being mounted onto said first side ( 71 ) of the angularly configured supporting plate, the piston member ( 74 ) extending inwardly from said second side ( 72 ) of the angularly configured supporting plate so as to abut the circumference of the disk ( 75 ) and apply pressure onto the pad member ( 73 ) and through the latter onto the first axle ( 53 ) when the user chooses to activate said braking arrangement ( 70 ). 
     
     
       7. The holistic training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the grip shaft ( 76 ) and connection shaft ( 77 ) of each said handgrip item ( 35   a ,  45   a ) of said pair of handgrip items comprises a shaft ( 76   a ) adapted to provide a secure grip of the palm of the user, said shaft ( 76   a ) attached to a freely rotating shaft ( 77   a ), a pin ( 78 ) adapted to pass through a hole ( 78   a ) and a ball bearing ( 79 ) of said freely rotating shaft ( 77   a ) and a hole ( 78   b ) of the shaft ( 76   a ), and
 wherein the structure ( 86 ) and shaft ( 87 ) of each said foot hold item ( 35   b ,  45   b ) of said pair of foot hold items comprises an open inclined surface ( 86   a ), a protruding member with a hole ( 88   b ) being employed to connect a sole portion of the user by means of a connecting pin ( 88 ), said connecting pin ( 88 ) having previously passed through a ball bearing ( 89 ) mounted at a frontal portion ( 89   a ) of footwear of the user, each said foot hold item extending at an underlying shaft ( 87   a ), 
 wherein said freely rotating shaft ( 77   a ) of each said handgrip item ( 35   a ,  45   a ) and said shaft ( 87   a ) of each said foot hold item ( 35   b ,  45   b ) are of the same caliber with each said hole of the array of holes ( 67 ) provided onto each said platform ( 60 ) of the plurality of platforms and are adapted to be inserted to selected holes of the array of holes ( 67 ) that correspond to the height of the user, wherein each said handgrip item ( 35   a ,  45   a ) is configured to rotate freely around the ball bearing ( 79 ) of said freely rotating shaft ( 77   a ) and each said foot hold item ( 35   b ,  45   b ) is configured to rotate freely around the ball bearing ( 89 ) thereby providing increased training and strengthening of muscles and tendons of the palm of the hand and of a sole of a foot of the user. 
 
     
     
       8. The holistic training device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a covering mat ( 9 ) of said frame ( 10 ), said covering mat ( 9 ) being provided with grooves ( 9   a ,  9   b ,  9   c ,  9   d ), said pair of handgrip items ( 35   a ,  45   a ) and said pair of foot hold items ( 35   b ,  45   b ) adapted to protrude through a corresponding groove of said grooves ( 9   a ,  9   b ,  9   c ,  9   d ), a pillow ( 12 ) provided on top of said covering mat ( 9 ), and a monitor ( 13 ) through which the user is capable of monitoring progress of exercise and select different modes of operation of the device.